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Managers and employees report differing experiences working from home

15 Feb 2022

There are key areas where managers report a change when staff work from home, says a new UNSW Canberra study.

Vital Signs: Why has growth slowed globally? It has something to do with technology

18 Jun 2021

To drive living standards upward we need new technologies to relentlessly improve productivity.

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Navigating the next phase of COVID-19: three critical issues for business leaders

09 Nov 2020

Business leaders need to address questions on work processes, performance and virtual teams to improve productivity and engagement through the COVID-19 induced recession, says UNSW Business School.

Working from home: Is productivity doomed?

19 Mar 2020

Increasing productivity is a win-win for businesses, but with many Australians being ordered to work from home to try to stop the spread of COVID-19, this move could change how we work.

Don’t work harder, work smarter

06 Jan 2020

Managers want productive employees, but micro-management and work pressure is not the solution.

We need a new approach to tackle 'wicked' problems in construction sector

31 Oct 2016

Radically different thinking is required in the construction industry if perennial problems like safety, productivity, industrial relations and gender diversity are to be addressed, writes Martin Loosemoore.

Subcontractors speak out on productivity

02 Jun 2016

There has been a vast amount written about construction productivity stretching back more than 50 years, writes Martin Loosemore.

Why doing more with less reduces productivity

14 Jan 2016

When times are tough, businesses cut staff. But research suggests depleting intellectual assets can backfire, leading to a less productive workplace.

How to ensure innovation and productivity in construction

13 Nov 2015

The construction industry offers many opportunities to further federal government goals of enhancing growth through competition, innovation and entrepreneurship, writes Martin Loosemore.

How your personality relates to your productivity – and salary

23 Apr 2015

Traits such as conscientiousness and neuroticism are significantly related to workers’ productivity and salary, write Marian Vidal-Fernandez, Ana Nuevo-Chiquero, Maria Cubel and Santiago Sánchez-Pagés.

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